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Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Samoa

Samoa: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 2,662 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,662 people
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,874 people
in 2014
All-time low
1,880 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Samoa, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 2,662 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Samoa peaked at 2,874 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,880 people, in 1950.

Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Samoa, year by year

Year people Change
1950 1,880 people —
1951 1,946 people +3.5%
1952 2,001 people +2.8%
1953 2,051 people +2.5%
1954 2,099 people +2.3%
1955 2,144 people +2.1%
1956 2,192 people +2.2%
1957 2,241 people +2.2%
1958 2,290 people +2.2%
1959 2,343 people +2.3%
1960 2,400 people +2.4%
1961 2,454 people +2.2%
1962 2,514 people +2.4%
1963 2,570 people +2.2%
1964 2,592 people +0.9%
1965 2,599 people +0.3%
1966 2,610 people +0.4%
1967 2,614 people +0.2%
1968 2,614 people +0.0%
1969 2,607 people -0.3%
1970 2,595 people -0.5%
1971 2,580 people -0.6%
1972 2,562 people -0.7%
1973 2,539 people -0.9%
1974 2,526 people -0.5%
1975 2,519 people -0.3%
1976 2,513 people -0.2%
1977 2,522 people +0.4%
1978 2,539 people +0.7%
1979 2,535 people -0.2%
1980 2,517 people -0.7%
1981 2,531 people +0.6%
1982 2,539 people +0.3%
1983 2,529 people -0.4%
1984 2,530 people +0.0%
1985 2,553 people +0.9%
1986 2,624 people +2.8%
1987 2,672 people +1.8%
1988 2,618 people -2.0%
1989 2,534 people -3.2%
1990 2,499 people -1.4%
1991 2,505 people +0.2%
1992 2,522 people +0.7%
1993 2,545 people +0.9%
1994 2,551 people +0.2%
1995 2,547 people -0.2%
1996 2,606 people +2.3%
1997 2,676 people +2.7%
1998 2,656 people -0.7%
1999 2,584 people -2.7%
2000 2,595 people +0.4%
2001 2,615 people +0.8%
2002 2,615 people +0.0%
2003 2,597 people -0.7%
2004 2,542 people -2.1%
2005 2,527 people -0.6%
2006 2,532 people +0.2%
2007 2,545 people +0.5%
2008 2,579 people +1.3%
2009 2,636 people +2.2%
2010 2,708 people +2.7%
2011 2,795 people +3.2%
2012 2,854 people +2.1%
2013 2,870 people +0.6%
2014 2,874 people +0.1%
2015 2,866 people -0.3%
2016 2,854 people -0.4%
2017 2,845 people -0.3%
2018 2,841 people -0.1%
2019 2,872 people +1.1%
2020 2,865 people -0.2%
2021 2,812 people -1.8%
2022 2,743 people -2.5%
2023 2,662 people -3.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 2,662 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663 people, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 2,662 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,119 people 1,880 people 2,343 people 10
1960s 2,557 people 2,400 people 2,614 people 10
1970s 2,543 people 2,513 people 2,595 people 10
1980s 2,565 people 2,517 people 2,672 people 10
1990s 2,569 people 2,499 people 2,676 people 10
2000s 2,578 people 2,527 people 2,636 people 10
2010s 2,838 people 2,708 people 2,874 people 10
2020s 2,770 people 2,662 people 2,865 people 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 3,086 people compare
  2. 177 Brunei 3,022 people compare
  3. 178 Maldives 2,865 people compare
  4. 180 Macao 2,498 people compare
  5. 181 Iceland 2,299 people compare
  6. 182 Bahamas 2,144 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Samoa?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Samoa was 2,662 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 2,874 people in 2014.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,880 people in 1950.
How does Samoa rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Samoa ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.